A top down design environment for data-path design [FIR filter]

A top-down data-path design environment is discussed in four major aspects: the design entry, simulation, synthesis, and optimization. A new design environment based on enhanced Verilog-HDL and the data-path library is proposed for the inner-product circuit design. An example of a 20 K gate digital filter design demonstrates the efficiency in the design period and design optimization.<
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